Thousands of people gathered this afternoon and evening at the Tacna Civic Center for the Halloween holiday. Adults and children in various costumes gathered and forced the closure of traffic on San Martín street from Zela square.
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Parents accompanied by their children visited the commercial stores installed on San Martín Street to ask for candy. A similar panorama was seen on Patricio Meléndez Street and Bolognesi Avenue.
sidewalks saturated with people
The massive turnout of people in the center of the city led to the collapse of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalks and the risk of being run over by vehicles passing through the streets, especially in Patricio Meléndez. On the aforementioned road and Dos de Mayo street, costume shops were packed with parents looking for costumes for their children.
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The street vendors took advantage of the occasion to set up their stalls on San Martín Street in the face of the passivity of the serenazgo and the Municipal Police of Tacna. Few police officers were observed in the area despite the large turnout of people.
The Regional Health Directorate had recommended people not to expose themselves to crowds to avoid coronavirus infections, however they did not seem to care.
